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Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Environmental Impact Assessment Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed Motherwell NU 31 housing development Draft Scoping Report J29020/7231/DSR 01 - May 2009 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROPOSED MOTHERWELL NU 31 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONTENTS Chapter Description Page 1 INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 Motivation for the proposed activity 7 1.1.1 Recipients of government subsidised social housing 7 1.1.2 Health and environmental concerns 7 1.1.3 Government responsibility towards social upliftment 8 1.2 Development process 8 1.2.1 Conceptual planning 9 1.2.2 Environmental Impact Assessment 9 1.2.3 Preliminary design 9 1.2.4 Final design 9 1.2.5 Detailed design 9 1.2.6 Tender process 9 1.2.7 Construction 9 1.3 EIA process 9 1.3.1 Application phase 10 1.3.2 Scoping phase 12 1.3.3 EIA phase 12 1.4 Identification of ‘Listed Activities’ 13 1.5 Previous EIA investigations 14 2 DETAILS OF THE EAP 15 2.1 ARCUS GIBB (PTY) LTD. 15 2.1.1 Details of the EAPs that prepared the Scoping Report 15 2.1.2 Expertise of the EAPs to carry out the Scoping procedures 16 3 LEGISLATION AND POLICY GUIDELINES IDENTIFIED 17 3.1 The Constitution of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996) 17 3.2 The National Environmental Management Act (Act 107 of 1998) 17 3.2.1 EIA guidelines published under NEMA 18 3.3 The Housing Act (Act 107 of 1997) 19 3.4 The Social Housing Bill (G.G. No. 30022 of 6 July 2007) 19 3.5 The National Water Act (Act 36 of 1998) 19 3.6 Biodiversity Act (Act 10 of 2004) 20 Motherwell NU31 DSR 2 May 2009 3.7 National Heritage Resources Act (Act 25 of 1999) 20 3.8 Policy guidelines 21 3.8.1 Integrated Development Plan 21 3.8.2 Metropolitan Spatial Development Framework 22 4 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ACTIVITY AND ALTERNATIVES 23 4.1 Location of the proposed activity 23 4.2 Developable area 24 4.2.1 Proposed layout and land use zoning scheme of the development 24 4.2.2 Housing typology 27 4.3 Proposed bulk services and associated infrastructure 28 4.3.1 Roads 28 4.3.2 Stormwater management 28 4.3.3 Sewerage and sanitation 30 4.3.4 Water supply 30 4.3.5 Electricity 30 4.3.6 Lighting 30 4.3.7 Solid waste management 30 4.4 Alternatives 30 4.4.1 No-Go alternative 31 4.4.2 Activity Alternative 1: Increased capacity of the Cerebos ponds with additional pumping capacity 31 4.4.3 Activity Alternative 2: Construction of new stormwater pond and canal 31 4.4.4 Site Alternative 1: Land exchange alternative 31 4.4.5 Technology Alternative 1: Decreased density/footprint area 32 4.5 Other developments in their planning or construction phase 32 5 DESCRIPTION OF THE RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT 33 5.1 Introduction 33 5.2 Physical environment 33 5.2.1 Terrain 33 5.2.2 Geological setting and soil characteristics 34 5.2.3 Climate 34 5.3 Biological environment 36 5.3.1 Vegetation 36 5.3.2 Mammals 37 5.3.3 Avifauna 38 5.3.4 Reptiles and amphibians 39 5.3.5 Invertebrates 40 5.4 Heritage resources 41 5.5 Socio-economic aspects 41 5.5.1 Socio-economic trends in the NMBM 42 5.5.2 Age and gender distribution 42 5.5.3 Service delivery progress 42 Motherwell NU31 DSR 3 May 2009 5.5.4 Ward 54 demographics 42 5.5.5 Housing in Motherwell 43 5.5.6 Motherwell Urban Renewal Programme 43 5.5.7 Existing NMBM resettlement programme 44 6 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 46 6.1 Identification of Interested and Affected Parties 46 6.2 Notification of Interested and Affected Parties 48 6.2.1 Notice board 49 6.2.2 Notification of landowners and authorities 49 6.2.3 Notification of informal settlers near the Motherwell reservoir. 49 6.2.4 Background information Document (BID) 49 6.2.5 Newspaper advertising 50 6.3 Public meetings 50 6.4 Focus group meetings 50 6.5 Register of I&APs 51 6.6 Comments register 51 6.7 Comments and response report 51 7 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND IMPACTS IDENTIFIED 52 7.1 Identification of key environmental issues 52 7.2 Issues raised by the I&APs and responses by EAP 52 7.3 Potential environmental issues identified by the EAP 55 7.3.1 Removal of vegetation 55 7.3.2 Stormwater management 56 7.3.3 Loss of topsoil 56 7.3.4 Pollution of the environment and health risks to humans 56 7.3.5 Illegal hunting, snaring and plant collection 57 7.3.6 Jobs and economic investment 57 7.3.7 Service infrastructure and availability 57 7.3.8 Fire risks 58 7.3.9 Dust 58 7.3.10 Noise 58 7.3.11 Trenching and fencing 58 7.3.12 Aesthetics of the development 58 7.3.13 Increased traffic volumes 58 7.3.14 Crime 59 7.3.15 Political instability 59 8 PLAN OF STUDY FOR THE EIA 64 8.1 Introduction 64 8.2 Proposed process for the EIA phase 64 Motherwell NU31 DSR 4 May 2009 8.3 Environmental assessment report and EMP 66 8.4 Public Participation Process 66 8.4.1 Informing I&APs of the acceptance of the Scoping Report and commencement of EIA phase 66 8.4.2 Notifying I&APs of the availability of the draft Environmental Impact Report; and 66 8.4.3 Comments and Response Trail 67 8.4.4 Compilation of final EIR and submission to the Competent Authority 67 8.4.5 Notifying I&APs of the Environmental Authorisation. 67 8.5 Specialist studies 68 8.5.1 Introduction 68 8.5.2 Assessment procedure for specialists 68 8.5.3 Criteria used to determine the significance ratings 69 8.5.4 Identified specialist studies, Specialists and Terms of Reference 70 8.5.5 Further specialist input 73 8.6 Programme for EIA Phase 74 9 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 75 10 REFERENCES 77 Motherwell NU31 DSR 5 May 2009 ACRONYMS ARCUS GIBB Arcus GIBB (Pty) Ltd BID Background Information Document CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan DEAT Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism DEDEA Department of Economic Development and Environmental Affairs DSR Draft Scoping Report DWAF Department of Water Affairs and Forestry EIR Environmental Impact Report EAP Environmental Assessment Practitioner ECA Environment Conservation Act ECO Environmental Control Officer EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIR Environmental Impact Report EMP Environmental Management Plan FSR Final Scoping Report I&AP Interested & Affected Party IEM Integrated Environmental Management IDP Integrated Development Plan NEMA National Environmental Management Act NGO Non Governmental Organisation NMBM Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality NMMM Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality = NMBM NM MOSS Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Open Space System NSBA National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment POS Plan of Study PPP Public Participation Process ROD Record of Decision SAHRA South African Heritage Resources Authority SDF Spatial Development Framework SDP Spatial Development Plan SHEQ Safety Health and Environmental Quality STEP Subtropical Thicket Ecosystem Plan Motherwell NU31 DSR 6 May 2009 1 INTRODUCTION ARCUS GIBB (Pty) Ltd. has been appointed to undertake an application for environmental authorisation through an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed housing development known as Motherwell NU 31. The proposed development is situated between the Swartkops and Coega River valleys some 20 km to the north of the city centre of Port Elizabeth. The project involves the development of land, services and top structures to accommodate people in need of housing. The project proponent is the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM), who has appointed GOBA Consulting Engineers & Project Managers (GOBA (Pty) Ltd) to act as project managers to help alleviate the housing backlog in the municipality. 1.1 Motivation for the proposed activity 1.1.1 Recipients of government subsidised social housing The Motherwell housing project aims to provide serviced low cost housing for low or no income families that qualifies for government housing subsidy and have been identified by ward councillors across the metro as recipients of low income housing. These identified recipients are, amongst others, victims of the 2006 floods in the Swartkops flood plain, occupants of informal settlements in retention ponds, within the servitude areas of power lines, living within the road reserves of roads earmarked for upgrade, and recipients living in and around the New Brighton dump site. These families constantly experience adverse weather conditions, especially during the cold winter months and rainy autumn and spring periods, and are constantly subjected to health threatening conditions. During heavy rains shacks are often flooded or destroyed, and strong winds frequently cause fires to spread rapidly in informal settlements. 1.1.2 Health and environmental concerns Many informal settlements located within the Swartkops River flood plain are not serviced and the residents mostly use the bucket system to dispose of their sewage. As a result residents often empty their buckets into the stormwater drains, drainage channels or vegetated areas. This practice, for example, was recently noted in the KwaZakhele area next to the Swartkops estuary. This poses a major health and environmental threat to the people residing in the flood plain and the Swartkops River and estuarine ecosystems. Raw sewage entering the Swartkops estuary causes the introduction of high nutrient levels into the estuary, which may lead to eutrophication of the estuary. Eutrophication is one of the principal threats to coastal ecosystems, especially urban estuaries, and may cause changes in the community structure and biodiversity patterns of the Swartkops estuary.
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